The world’s first commercial droneport is on its way to being built after Boulder City Council unanimously approved a 20-year joint land-lease agreement between the city and company Aerodrome at a council meeting Tuesday night.
A long-standing tradition in Boulder City has ended as King Elementary no longer will host a Civil War re-enactment with the school’s fifth-graders.
For centuries, people in America have fought and died for many principles, and key among them was the right to vote.
Fortification Hill, just east of Hoover Dam on the Arizona side of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, towers about 2,000 feet above Lake Mead’s Boulder Basin. Although it looks impenetrable, there is a short but strenuous route to the top where you will be treated to some of the finest views in the park.
Boulder City is home to an abundance of family-friendly events, most of which survive on the generosity of volunteers, and few people in town embody that spirit of community involvement like Marcie Gibson.
After Boulder City High School’s boys tennis program was narrowly defeated by The Meadows 10-8 in the 3A state championship Friday at the Tahoe Donner Tennis Center in Truckee, California, the foundation for the team’s future success has been set.
Friday’s 25-13 loss to Virgin Valley might have been another sign of disappointment on paper for the Boulder City High School football program, which dropped to 1-8 in its season finale, but following their respectable outing with the 3A Sunrise League champion Bulldogs, it’s easy to put this loss in the moral victory category.
Sept. 1 Throw mama from the train format, for Plus 55 Boulder City Men’s/Women’s Golf Association
Kelly and Kurt Flowers took home first place in the most original category of the Trunk or Treat costume contest Saturday in Veterans’ Memorial Park. The Halloween celebration was hosted by the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce.
1 DANCE OF THE DEAD: The Southern Nevada Old Country Dancers will host their annual Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Halloween dance in Boulder City from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday at the historic Los Angeles Water and Power Building, 600 Nevada Way. This year’s theme is “Nevermore,” inspired by the dark tales of Edgar Allen Poe and his poem “The Raven.” There will be era-appropriate English and Scottish country line dancing, specially selected music and refreshments. Costumes are encouraged but not required. Admission is $15 for the public and $10 for members.
Toni Epler, left, and Jackie Neal work Friday in the boutique area of Grace Community Church’s annual Country Store. This is Epler’s third year helping at the event, while Neal said she has been volunteering for about 10 years.
When I moved here years ago, I knew there was something special about how City celebrates Halloween. The various events, like Trunk or Treat, offer everyone something fun to do when Oct. 31 rolls around. It is usually around this time that my neighbors and friends share the city’s urban legends, alleged ghost sightings and tales of the occult.
The potential legalization of marijuana in Nevada will be presented to voters Nov. 8, and a yes or no vote on Question 2 is not currently a concern for Boulder City public officials and safety officers.
The gift shop at St. Jude’s Ranch for Children has moved to a new, larger location on campus and is making minor renovations.
Here is more information on some of the basic functions of the Boulder City Police Department and what functions each area provides to the citizens we serve.
Longtime Boulder City resident and volunteer Glenda “Christy” Springgate-Hill died Friday after battling liver cancer for nearly a year. She was 57.
Boulder City resident Steve Osborne remembers his time as a young man living in southern Ohio, and the memories of his friends and family are so vivid that he felt inspired to write a book about them.
1 HALLOWEEN IN THE PARK: Halloween comes early this year as Trunk or Treat returns Saturday to Veterans’ Memorial Park, 1650 Buchanan Blvd. The annual event brings hundreds of families together, with costumed kids in search of candy and decorated trunks with unique themes. There will activities, including knocker ball, human foosball, a rock wall and a bounce house. Trunk or Treat begins at 5 p.m., and there will be a costume contest and awards for the best trunk at 6 p.m. Parking opens at 3:30 p.m., and there is a $10 entry fee per car. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2eLa67N.
Boulder City Mayor Rod Woodbury agreed to take a government ethics class with other city officials after the Nevada Commission on Ethics agreed during a meeting in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning that Woodbury had committed an unwillful and unsubstantial ethics violation.
On Election Day local voters will choose if Boulder City officials can use money from a specific fund to accelerate payments on the city’s last remaining debt.
Claiming second-place finishes each at Saturday’s Sunrise division finals, the boys and girls Boulder City High School cross-country programs stepped up their performances during their first postseason test.
A local resident is demanding a change in Boulder City police procedure after an officer walked into her backyard without a search warrant and looked through her window as she was emerging from the shower, according to her lawyer.
The Boulder City High School boys tennis program will be in search of their first 3A state championship since 1977 when it faces Northern Nevada challenger South Tahoe today in the state semifinals at the Reno Tennis Center.
Boulder City High School star golfer junior Lani Potter won the state’s individual title, ending a six-year drought, helping her teammates to a second-place finish against Northern Nevada challenger Elko during the state championships played Monday and Tuesday at Ruby View Golf Course in Elko, Nevada.
